Photo of the day: Crossing Over

The return of food

Kalle Hakala’s December 17th post  (“After the thaw: could this be a farm by next spring?“) brought to mind the relationships between food...

Opinion: Lansdowne deadlines are illusory and artificial

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024" caption="Winter at Lansdowne: the season to gather opinion"] By Tim Lash

Spacing Saturday

Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...

Week in review: the headlines

CITY HALL Winds of change in air for new council (Ottawa Citizen) City gets $780Gs back for fuel it did not use (Ottawa Sun) Expand Lansdowne jury...

“Where in Ottawa?”: a cinema, stripped bare

The answer to last week’s quiz is the Podium Building at Place de Ville. It seems it was a tough one; we had no right answers. Place de Ville was...

If you love someone, buy them Spacing

Between now and Vanetine’s Day on Sunday, you can buy the love of your life a discounted subscription to Spacing. For only $25, the man or woman...

OC schedule gets a new wrapper with iPhone app

Apt613 Photo Essay: Lesser Known Buildings

Ottawa-the national capital, often overshadows Ottawa-the place to live. This is particularly true in architecture, where institutions like parliament...

Machismo – the vital accessory for vehicular cycling?

Editor’s note: As the video above will show, cycling the winter streets in Ottawa is clearly not for everyone. It helps to be young, male, and a...

Intensification, Smart Growth and Density Bonusing

As condo after condo is planned in the Wellington West neighbourhood, intensification is seen as an inevitable by many local citizens. City of Ottawa...

Week in review: the headlines

2010 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Ottawa council needs new blood: advocacy group (CTV) Watson officially enters Ottawa’s mayoral race (Centretown News) Peggy...